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The '''aasimar''' is a playable [[race]] of [[hero]] that appears in [[dNetHack]]. Aasimars are celestial-descended beings with holy auras. Basic aasimar traits are shared by all aasimar, while advanced traits are determined by the specific celestial type the aasimar descends from.

Aasimars can be of any [[alignment]]. Most aasimar heroes are randomly assigned one of three celestial types at character creation, without regard for their starting alignment: [[#Archon|archon]], [[#Deva|deva]], or [[#Eladrin|eladrin]]. [[Madman]] aasimars instead receive a type determined by their starting alignment: lawful Madmen become [[#Seraph|seraphs]], neutral Madmen become [[#Priminal|priminals]], and chaotic Madmen become [[#Cloudface|cloud-faced beings]].

All aasimar heroes possess a holy aura that improves their [[AC]] and grants additional defensive or offensive properties depending on their type. Their racial [[special spell]] affinity is [[abjuration]], reducing spell difficulty by 20.

==Racial benefits and restrictions==
As holy beings, aasimar heroes take extra damage from unholy sources (+1d9 from the typical cursed weapon), and suffer reduced regeneration if a cursed item is worn touching the skin. The bare flesh of an aasimar hero can sear unholy beings.

All aasimar heroes gain [[shock resistance]] at level 1. In addition, their holy aura grants a base AC bonus that improves with level: -1 AC at level 1, -2 AC at level 7, and -3 AC at level 21.

Beginning at level 7, the holy aura also grants [[damage reduction]] depending on the aasimar's type. Many aasimar types additionally gain secondary aura manifestations at level 14, such as wings, extra arms, storm discharges, or other supernatural effects.

===Attributes===
{| class="prettytable"
!| Character<br>[[Race]]
!| [[Strength]]
!| [[Dexterity]]
!| [[Constitution]]
!| [[Intelligence]]
!| [[Wisdom]]
!| [[Charisma]]
|-
|| Aasimar || 20 || 18 || 14 || 18 || 20 || 18
|}

{| class="prettytable striped"
! HP gain
! Starting HP !! Pre-cutoff !! Post-cutoff
|-
| Aasimar || 2 || 1d4 || 1
|-
! Energy gain
! Starting energy !! Pre-cutoff !! Post-cutoff
|-
| Aasimar || 1 || 2 || 2
|}

Aasimars have high [[strength]] and [[wisdom]] and strong overall physical and mental attributes, though their [[constitution]] cap is comparatively low at 14.

==Types==
===Archon===
Archon-descended aasimar develop shining halos that protect the head and wings of light. Their aura also infuses their weapon attacks.

At level 7, Archons begin emitting light with a radius equal to their level divided by 7, and their holy aura grants +3 DR to the head slot. Their aura also begins infusing weapon strikes with celestial power: positively-aligned Archons deal bonus holy damage on hit, while negatively-aligned Archons instead deal unholy damage.

At level 14, an Archon's aura forms into wings, granting permanent [[flight]].

At level 21, the holy aura's head-slot protection increases to +7 DR, while the aura's infused weapon damage also improves further.

{| class="prettytable"
! Alignment state !! Levels 7–13 !! Levels 14–20 !! Levels 21+
|-
| Positive || +1d7 holy || +3d7 holy || +7d7 holy
|-
| Negative || +1d9 unholy || +3d9 unholy || +6d9 unholy
|}

===Deva===
Deva-descended aasimars develop shining aureoles that shield the torso and manifest additional limbs of light.

At level 7, Devas begin emitting faint light with radius 1. Their holy aura also grants +2 DR to the upper torso and +1 DR to the head and lower torso.

At level 14, a Deva's aura forms into additional arms, enabling extra unarmed strikes. From levels 14–27, they gain two additional arm attacks dealing 2d8 damage each.

At level 24, the holy aura's protection improves to +4 DR for the upper torso and +2 DR for the head and lower torso.

At level 28, the aura manifests additional limbs again, increasing the number of bonus arm attacks from two to four.

===Eladrin===
Eladrin-descended aasimars possess unstable auras that fluctuate between protective radiance and wild magical discharges.

At level 7, Eladrin gain +1 DR to all body slots from their holy aura.

At level 14, all Eladrin have their aura destabilize, gaining a subtype-specific effect.

At level 30, the holy aura's protection increases from +1 DR to +3 DR on all body slots.

====Subtypes====
Eladrin are assigned a subtype at character creation. There is a 6/7 chance to receive one of the common subtypes—Coure, Noviere, Bralani, Firre, Shiere, or Ghaele—with each appearing at equal probability (so each has a 1/7 overall probability). There is also a 1/7 chance to receive one of the uncommon subtypes: Tulani, Gae, Brighid, Uiscerre, or Caillea, each with a 1/35 overall probability.

At level 14, the Coure's aura forms blades of starlight that attack one adjacent foe each turn for 4d4 star damage.

At level 14, the Gae's aura forms reaching vines that attack adjacent foes each turn for 4d4 ensnaring damage. The attack chance increases with level and becomes guaranteed at level 30.

All other Eladrin subtypes are "Storm" Eladrin and gain magical storm discharges at level 14. Each turn, the aura may fire a spell effect at a visible hostile target within bolt range. The attack becomes more reliable against nearby targets and increases in frequency with level, becoming nearly guaranteed at level 30.

{| class="prettytable"
! Subtype !! Storm spell(s)
|-
| Noviere || [[Geyser]] (2/3) or [[Hail Fury]] (1/3)
|-
| Bralani || [[Sandstorm]] (2/3) or [[Hail Fury]] (1/3)
|-
| Firre || [[Fire Pillar]] (2/3) or [[Lightning]] (1/3)
|-
| Shiere || [[Moon Beam]] (2/3) or [[Hail Fury]] (1/3)
|-
| Ghaele || [[Lightning]] (2/3) or [[Hail Fury]] (1/3)
|-
| Tulani || [[Lightning]], [[Ice Storm]], or [[Fire Pillar]] (equal chance)
|-
| Brighid || [[Pyro Storm]] (2/3) or [[God Ray]] (1/3)
|-
| Uiscerre || [[Geyser]] (always)
|-
| Caillea || [[Ice Storm]] (2/3) or [[Starfall]] (1/3)
|}

==Madman types==
===Seraph===
Seraphs are lawful-aligned Madman aasimars. Seraph-descended aasimars develop blazing halos and should have many eyes. However, the player-character's eyes were stolen, causing them to begin play with severely impaired vision.

At level 7, Seraphs begin emitting bright light with a radius equal to their level divided by 4, and their holy aura grants +3 DR to the head slot.

At level 14, a Seraph's aura forms into wings, granting permanent [[flight]].

At level 21, the holy aura's protection increases to +7 DR for the head slot.

As Seraphs recover their stolen eyes from the Madman quest, they regain their supernatural vision powers:

{| class="prettytable"
! Eye recovered !! Ability gained
|-
| 1 || Can now see lit squares normally, rather than only squares lit by light sources.
|-
| 2 || See invisible
|-
| 3 || Detect hidden things
|-
| 4 || Detect evil and curses
|-
| 5 || Detect magical auras
|-
| 6 || [[Extramission]]
|-
| 7 || See one instant into the future
|}

===Priminal===
Priminals are neutral-aligned Madman aasimars, and are something like monkeys, something like dragons, and something like shoggoths. However, the player-character begins the game having forgotten some of their more unusual physical traits, and so fails to put them to use.

At level 7, Priminals become thick-skinned, gain [[acid resistance]], begin emitting faint light with radius 1, and holy aura protection of +2 DR to the upper torso and +1 DR to the head and lower torso. They also gain a natural DR bonus equal to their level divided by 10.

At level 14, Priminals gain [[stoning resistance]].

At level 24, the holy aura's protection improves to +4 DR for the upper torso and +2 DR for the head and lower torso.

Priminals remember their more unusual physical traits when they recover their posessions from the Madman quest.

====Gelatinous Form====
* An acid-touch offhand attack. Can be used in combination with offhand unarmed combat.
* A suction pseudopod attack when not wearing hard full-body armor, which can cause struck targets to stick to the PC.
* Additional natural DR to all body slots that stacks with the type's base DR bonus.
* Polearm jumping using a [[quarterstaff]] or [[khakkhara]], scaling from Quarterstaff and Martial Arts skill.
* The ability to engage in mid-air combat (such as when jumping).

====Prehensile Tail====
* Each turn in combat, there is a 7/8 chance to steal an item from one adjacent hostile monster.
* Two-handed weapons may be wielded in one hand.

===Cloudface===
Cloudfaces are chaotic-aligned Madman aasimars. Aasimars descended from surreal cloud-faced beings and possess fragmented halos and multiple sets of mouths. They cannot, however, percieve many of their more unusual physical traits until they have accumulated sufficient [[Insight]], reducing the impact of those traits and causing them to mis-attribute the some of the things that they do or say.

They have strange mouths on their palms and shoulders. Their palm-mouths handle eating and drinking, their shoulders breathe, speak, and whisper prayers.

At level 7, Cloudfaces gain +3 DR to the head slot from their holy aura.

At level 21, the holy aura also grants +3 DR to the upper torso and arms if Insight is at least 21. Cloudfaces additionally begin emitting light at radius 1, increasing by 1 every four levels thereafter.

====Palm Mouths====
The mouths set into the palms handle all eating and drinking. Eating and drinking become impossible if the palm mouths are blocked by cursed gloves or regular gloves if no free hand is available.

Without gloves, Cloudfaces gain enhanced unarmed attacks that deal at least 1d8 damage and have the slash, pierce, and whack damage types.

====Shoulder Mouths====
The shoulder mouths independently handle breathing and speech. Because of this separate respiration system, [[strangulation]] does not prevent eating, drinking, or speaking.

Armor or clothing that covers the shoulders blocks the shoulder mouths unless modified with the Shoulder-Baring property. Each blocked layer applies penalties to HP regeneration, energy regeneration, and prayer-effect frequency. The Shoulder-Baring modification can be added with [[upgrade kit]]s.

The mouths mumble constantly, alerting nearby monsters to the PC's exact position. Occasionally, this mumbling forms prayers and spells. The frequency of intelligible utterances increases with level and insight, and decreases when the shoulder mouths are obstructed.

Possible effects include:

* Mapping and divination effects
* Healing and mass healing
* Turning undead or demons
* Protection and abjuration
* Item repair, blessing, identification, or enchantment
* Intrinsic-granting and ability-boosting effects

Musical performances gain a bonus due to the harmonizing mouths.

====Gaze Attack====
Each turn, Cloudfaces automatically perform a passive wizegaze attack against visible creatures. Living creatures may become demoralized, with effectiveness scaling by Insight.

Nonliving creatures, tomb herd, primordials, alienists, Great Old Ones, creatures wearing Faceless gear, and sufficiently discouraged creatures are immune.

====Additional Effects====
Cloudfaces gain several additional passive benefits:

* Large monsters drop spellbooks at triple the normal rate when killed.
* [[Eladrin]] and [[Lillend]] monsters become peaceful at alignment record 20 or higher.
* [[Alabaster elf]] monsters are always peaceful.

==Dokkimar==
The '''Dokkimar''' are an aasimar-drow hybrid race exclusive to [[Healer]]s.

===Attributes===
{| class="prettytable"
!| Character<br>[[Race]]
!| [[Strength]]
!| [[Dexterity]]
!| [[Constitution]]
!| [[Intelligence]]
!| [[Wisdom]]
!| [[Charisma]]
|-
|| Dokkimar || 18/** || 20 || 12 || 20 || 20 || 20
|}

{| class="prettytable striped"
! HP gain
! Starting HP !! Pre-cutoff !! Post-cutoff
|-
| Dokkimar || 6 || 1d6 || 1
|-
! Energy gain
! Starting energy !! Pre-cutoff !! Post-cutoff
|-
| Dokkimar || 6 || 1d6 || 1d4
|}

Dokkimar gain [[shock resistance]] at level 1 and [[sleep resistance]] at level 4.

===Iksh'na===
Iksh'na are currently the only Dokkimar aasimar type. They do not emit light, and their level-up bonuses are mostly eye-based physical mutations rather than aura-derived powers.

Beginning at level 7, Iksh'na gain +1 DR to all slots, increasing to +2 DR at level 30.

Iksh'na gain eye-based mutations at fixed level milestones:

{| class="prettytable"
! Level !! Mutation pool
|-
| 7 || A "single eye" mutation: Paralysis Gaze, Cancel Gaze, or Probing Gaze
|-
| 14 || A "many eyes" mutation: Beholder gazes, Discovery, or Many Odd Eyes
|-
| 21 || Random eligible eye-slot mutation, excluding "single eye" mutations (the level 7 pool) and redundant mutations.
|}

The level 21 mutation excludes duplicates, overlapping effect groups, and can't be a second "one large eye" mutation.

==Starting equipment==
{{todo|Add starting equipment information.}}

==Strategy==
{{todo|Expand on this section.}}

==Origin==

{{todo|Expand on this section.}}

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-The '''aasimar''' is a playable [[race]] of [[hero]] that appears in [[dNetHack]]. Aasimars are celestial-descended beings with holy auras. Basic aasimar traits are shared by all aasimar, while advanced traits are determined by the specific celestial type the aasimar descends from.
+{{otheruses|the race in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack|the playable race in EvilHack|Aasimar (starting race in EvilHack)}}
 Aasimars can be of any [[alignment]]. Most aasimar heroes are randomly assigned one of three celestial types at character creation, without regard for their starting alignment: [[#Archon|archon]], [[#Deva|deva]], or [[#Eladrin|eladrin]]. [[Madman]] aasimars instead receive a type determined by their starting alignment: lawful Madmen become [[#Seraph|seraphs]], neutral Madmen become [[#Priminal|priminals]], and chaotic Madmen become [[#Cloudface|cloud-faced beings]].

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Chris: Aasimar first pass. The provenance of this is LLM code summary->corrections and bug fixes->LLM wiki page draft->corrections and editing. I think it's accurate but is definitely too vague in places.